Looking out the window over the Arno River, I can make out the sights of the bustling Ponte Vecchio. While my friends and I practice our Italian, we discuss plans to go shopping, visit the Boboli Gardens and maybe take a weekend trip to Rome. By the sound of it, one may think I am on vacation, but I’m not.
It appears student workers at Pierce College who are getting paid through the Los Angeles Community College District are more likely to encounter a payroll related problem. “Last semester I wasn’t getting paid,” said Xavier, a student worker at the Freudian Sip who requested his last name not be used.
Other than being a shortcut from the Life Science Building to the Mathematics Building, the Botanical Garden on campus is a nice place to bask in the sun and broaden one’s knowledge of native plants. Phase One of the Botanical Garden opened in October 2003 and since December 2003, it has been a long wait for the Botanical Garden’s Phase Two.
An independently spirited woman and a graduate of the University of Tehran, Iran, Mitra Hoshiar believes that education is the best tool to bring about social and political change in her home country. She teaches at Pierce College, her class subjects’ range from American social problems to the sociology of aging to the study of society and personality.
“Cafeteria. It’s so much more cheaper and there’s a different variety of food.” Paz Marquez, 19, psychology “I prefer the Freudian Sip because it’s more convenient, cleaner and friendly.” Sean Spaulding, 21, criminal justice “I like the Freudian Sip because it’s similar to the Starbucks environment.
Ever wonder whose faces are on the Pierce College General Catalog and Schedule of Classes? Apparently, they’re not students here, just models who are paid to look young and diverse on the covers. We’ve never seen that peppy, curly-haired co-ed around campus.
Auditions for students interested in showing off their “groovin’ skills” in the Children’s Dance Theater will be Sunday at 9 a.m. in the North Gym, room 5601. Marian S. Weiser, who went by the name Scriffin when she danced, is anticipating the upcoming auditions for all styles of dance, ranging from ballet, improve and tap to jazz, modern dance and hip hop.
Textbook prices are a big issue on many college campuses because prices seem so high and many people do not know the reason for it. The Pierce College Bookstore is usually the easiest and most reliable destination when its students need to purchase textbooks.
Imagine spending a couple of hours a week learning to ride a horse or a mule and getting a unit of college credit at the same time. At Pierce, it not only makes for a nice daydream but also a possibility. Among the more unusual classes offered at Pierce is Animal Science 621, a class that enables students to learn to ride horseback.
Friday at 11:30 a.m. near El Pueblo de Los Angeles on Cesar Chavez Avenue and Main Street near Union Station and ends at 1:00 p.m. at Pershing Square. There will be a concert and Event Center near the 5th Street and Hill Street intersection. The Saint Patrick’s Day festivities began early on campus with students getting in the “green mood.
